Alder Creek (FR 25N34) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Alder Creek (FR 25N34) in CA

Road corridorMendocino NF, Grindstone Ranger District

23 mi from Covelo

Maps 4,407 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Mendocino National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · then move 1 mi · No more than 28 days in any 12 months
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 9.9 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Elk Lake Trailhead.
  • Estimated climb: 3,300 ft over 9.9 miles through 10 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 22% and pitches to 51%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~160 ft on the downhill side.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • A water crossing 4 miles along the road.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.4 miles off.
  • Twin Peaks stands 2,985 ft above the map pin, 2.6 miles northeast.
  • Alder Creek runs 0.6 mi off.

Rules

  • Visitors may camp in the same location outside a one-mile radius of a developed recreation site for 14 days within any 30-day period but no more than 28 cumulative days in any 12-month period.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 44–69°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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